Director of Finance

About This Role

This Director of Finance role is a strategic and hands-on opportunity to lead financial operations and support continued business growth for a growing, multi-entity organization. It suits a finance leader who enjoys influencing business decisions, improving financial visibility, and driving organizational transformation, balancing financial oversight with strategic planning, financial modeling, and business partnership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership and serve as a trusted partner to operating company leadership
• Oversee month-end close activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting while focusing on review, analysis, and process improvement rather than day-to-day transaction preparation
• Review account reconciliations, journal entries, and balance sheet activity to maintain financial accuracy and strong internal controls
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of six, fostering accountability, collaboration, and professional growth
• Support organizational decentralization initiatives, including the separation of legal entities and development of standalone balance sheets and entity-specific reporting processes
• Improve financial visibility and reporting to support operational performance, planning, and decision-making
• Oversee the settlements function responsible for independent contractor payment processing
• Partner with billing and collections teams to support evolving processes and greater operating company autonomy
• Collaborate with corporate finance and FP&A leadership on financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and strategic initiatives
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, strengthen financial processes, and leverage technology and AI tools to improve efficiency

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Strong accounting foundation with experience overseeing financial reporting, reconciliations, month-end close, and internal controls
• Previous leadership experience managing, coaching, and developing a team
• Experience with financial modeling, advanced Microsoft Excel, and Power BI
• Ability to translate financial results into meaningful business insights and recommendations
• Strategic mindset with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Comfort operating in a changing environment with evolving reporting structures and processes
• Curiosity and willingness to leverage emerging technologies and AI tools to improve financial analysis and operational efficiency

Nice to have:

• Public accounting or external audit experience
• Experience transitioning from accounting or controllership into FP&A, strategic finance, or business partnership